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24 March 2009 8:55 PM, PDT | Pastemagazine.com | See recent PasteMagazine news »

Hal Holbrook & Barry Corbin in That Evening Sun

As usual, the number of films seen during SXSW were in direct competition with the sum of hours slept, the quantity of BBQ consumed, the volume of alcoholic beverages imbibed, the length of lines endured and the number of parties partaken (Rachael Ray's was cool). And the music! I lost count of all the bands I saw, but I did enjoy: Bruce Robison at the Gibson Guitar party, the Meat Puppets at the Nat Geo taping, The Manichean at the Justice Records party, Theresa Andersson at the Boundless rooftop party and, of course, M. Ward at the Paste party.

Some final thoughts on a few more films...

That Evening Sun

The SXSW awards committee appears to have it right in awarding That Evening Sun as Best Narrative and Best Ensemble Cast. In 2008 the Academy passed on giving Hal Holbrook a best »

16 March 2009 4:15 PM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

Bomber is a prime example of a movie that feels fresh and insightful even though its individual elements are familiar. It's about a road trip, an underemployed 30-year-old man-child who lacks direction, a husband and wife who no longer communicate, and a family that must learn to relate to one another again. Not exactly a groundbreaker, obviously, but writer/director Paul Cotter's feature debut benefits from strong performances and from Cotter's knack for avoiding the obvious, easy resolutions.

The married couple are Alistar (Benjamin Whitrow) and Valerie (Eileen Nicholas), both British, fairly upper-class, and in their 80s. They are embarking on a road trip to Germany, where Alistar wants to visit a particular small village for reasons the film saves for later. (It doesn't exactly spoil the movie, but it's better not to know -- which means you shouldn't read the plot description at IMDb.) Their son, Ross (Shane Taylor »

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13 March 2009 6:49 AM, PDT | indieWIRE - People | See recent indieWIRE - People news »

Editor’s Note: This one of a series of interviews, conducted via email, with directors whose films will be screening at the 2009 SXSW Film Festival. “Bomber” Director/Writer: Paul Cotter A bittersweet comedy about love, family and dropping bombs on Germany. Cast: Shane Taylor, Benjamin Whitrow, Eileen Nicholas [Courtesy of SXSW] “Bomber” will screen in the Narrative Features Competition. Please introduce yourself… I was born in Brighton, England.  I studied Geography at … »

1 February 2009 9:12 PM, PST | QuietEarth.us | See recent QuietEarth news »

SXSW is one of my favorite festivals of the year as it showcases some of the best and most innovative real independent films, and with this host of world premiers, it's also playing alot of Sundance material as well as genre fare from all over the world, many of which we've covered heavily in these pages.

From the Sundance lineup, we have films like Moon, The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle, You Won't Miss Me, Grace, and Humpday, among others.

For the world genre material we've covered, there's Lake Mungo, The Square, Zift, and Awaydays.

I think you get the point that lots of great looking film will be playing. I'll leave a bit of the exploration to you..

Lineup after the break.

Narrative Features Competition

Artois the Goat

Director: Kyle Bogart. Writer: Cliff and Kyle Bogart

Lab technician Virgil Gurdies embarks on an epic quest to craft the greatest »

4 articles from 2009